Obama Calls for Changes in Mortgage Giants

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said Saturday that any government takeover of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac must put the interests of taxpayers and homeowners first.


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Realty Prices On Abu Dhabi Reem More Than Double
Property prices on Reem Island, a residential, commercial and business project off the coast of Abu Dhabi, have more than doubled to almost Dh3,000 per square foot from from Dh 850 to Dh950 over the last eight to nine months, a real estate expert has
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Emaar leads Dubai real estate losses
Shares in Emaar Properties dipped to a near 3-1/2-year low, leading to losses among Dubai's real estate firms as investors sold on fears over the sector's health during the coming months. 'There are worries that there will be a surplus in units and
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Nevada bank shut on bad real estate loans
Regulators shut down , saying the Nevada bank failed because of losses on soured loans, mainly in commercial real estate and land development. It was the 11th failure this year of a federally insured bank in the US Nevada regulators closed Silver State
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KFH funds realty deals abroad
KUWAIT CITY, Sept 6, (KUNA): Kuwait Finance House is currently examining prospects of making a contract with an establishment specialized in real-estate assessment on the international market. The house is seeking to offer, through such a contract, an
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On the House: Language of realty vs. reality
A favorite Simpsons episode of mine is 'Realty Bites,' which features Marge as an agent who is chided by Red Jacket Realty broker Lionel Hutz for having a 'no-pressure approach.' Marge: 'Well, like we say: 'The right house for the right person.' ' Hutz:
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Jury to decide whether agent's death was murder

A Lakeside man should be convicted of killing his real estate agent in February 2007 over a condominium deal, both a defense lawyer and prosecutor told a jury Friday.


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Plan may help homeowners, hurt shareholders
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Homebuyers and holders of Fannie Mae (FNM:FNMNews, chart, profile, moreLast: Delayed quote dataAnalyst Create alertInsiderDiscussFinancials Sponsored by:, , ) and Freddie Mac (FRE:FRENews, chart, profile, moreLast: Delayed
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Mortgage rates down on economic news
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Appraisers say oversight is lacking
Regulators blame inadequate state funding

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Business models for online real estate
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RE/MAX gets a boost from Google
Part 3: Web analytics hit real estate

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Rating system enables abuse
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Two Ohio MLSs to form single database
New system to launch in January 2009

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Cool real estate Web tools
New technology helps attract eyeballs

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First-time buyers want larger homes, not fixer-uppers
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NAR blogs through conventions
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Is the Fed out of options?
Commentary: Bailout proposals will be 'free-fire zone'

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FDIC expects more bank failures
Bair warns banks to expect premium increase

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Crunch time for Fannie and Freddie?
Report: Treasury finalizing bailout plan

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California, Florida drive record foreclosures
FDIC warns of more bank failures

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The Canadians are coming
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Video: California needs Fannie, Freddie
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Dubai RERA And Emcredit To Profile Realty Buyers
A new financial product to share information about individual real estate buyers with sellers in the country's property market is being developed by the Real Estate Regulatory Agency (Rera) and the UAE's credit bureau Emcredit. Under the system, called
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OHI, UAE realtor ETA Star announce luxury township
MUSCAT ? Dubai-based developer ETA Star Properties and Oman?s OHI Group have signed an agreement to launch a premium luxury township in the heart of Oman on the PDO heights. The ?yet to be named? multi-purpose project with residential apartments,
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Homeowners shun disaster coverage
Avia Collinder, Gleaner WriterIt's the age of the designer policy in which local insurance companies roll out packages for home and content coverage customised to suit varying income brackets.However, most Jamaicans are not biting.Jason Goldsmith,
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Yukon Flats land swap on hold

' The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has delayed for as much as one year its decision on a controversial land swap within the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge between the federal government and Doyon Ltd., ...


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Real Estate Professionals: By Networking Everyone Wins
'With education, knowledge and opportunity in this foreclosure, refinance, loan modification and short sale market we can take a positive approach,' says Fred Solomon of Solomon Financail. Fred Solomon and I Short Sale, Inc are presenting a seminar
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Woman Dies After Accidental Fall From Sixth-Floor Balcony

The death of a woman in Bay Point yesterday has been ruled accidental. Fifty-six-year-old Tamera Overton fell from the sixth floor of Lagoon Towers around 3:30 p.m. Thursday.


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Prosecutor lays out case against ex-husband in killing of real estate agent

The murder trial of Erwin Howard, far right, got under way Thursday with opening statements by Deputy District Atorney John Lewin, left.


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